Mayor

City of Riverside

Patricia Lock Dawson

Councilmembers:

City Council

Philip Falcone

Clarissa Cervantes

Steven Robillard

Chuck Conder

Sean H. Mill

Successor Agency Agenda en

Espanol

Agenda

Jim Perry

Steve Hemenway

Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Publication Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025

1:00 PM

City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber

3900 Main Street, Riverside

Live Webcast at:

www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting

MISSION STATEMENT

The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to

ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community.

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Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

Please follow along via the telephone or Zoom options above to ensure you call in at

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Email public comments to City_Clerk@riversideca.gov.

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Pursuant to the City Council Rules of Procedure and Order of Business Resolution, the

Members of all City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency (City

Council) and the public are reminded that they must preserve order and decorum

throughout the meeting. In that regard, Members of the City Council and the public are

advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings or a refusal to obey the orders of

the City Council or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of these rules.

The City of Riverside is committed to fostering a workplace that provides dignity, respect,

and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve.

The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public.

Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to

persons with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or

accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the

City's ADA Coordinator at (951) 826-2211 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if

possible.

Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available in the

Office of the City Clerk, at www.riversideca.gov/meeting, and in the binder located near

the entrance of the Art Pick Council Chamber while the meeting is in session.

PLEASE NOTE

The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of

reference. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Mayor or Members of

the City Council.

1 P.M.

MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER

INVOCATION - Mayor Pro Tem Conder

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG

PUBLIC COMMENT

Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.

To comment on Closed Sessions, Consent Calendar and any matters within the

jurisdiction of the City Council, you are invited to participate in person or call at

(951) 826-8686 and follow the prompts to access your language of preference.

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MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS

Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor

and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events

Announcement of Committee meetings:

Governmental Processes Committee at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2025,

Art Pick Council Chamber

Land Use Committee at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 10, 2025, Art Pick Council

Chamber

Finance Committee at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Art Pick Council

Chamber

COMMUNICATIONS

City Manager Updates (5-minute presentation)

Declaration of conflicts of interest and ex parte communications (City Council)

PRESENTATIONS - Items # 5-7

Innovation and Technology Department overview and employee recognition (All

Wards) (10-minute presentation)

Finance Department overview and employee recognition (All Wards) (10-minute

presentation)

Mayor Pro Tem Conder to present a Proclamation recognizing Native American

Cultural Heritage Month (5-minute presentation)

CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 8-21

All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the City

Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no

separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to

adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request specific items be removed from the

Consent Calendar for separate action.

City Clerk

Appoint Kathleen Fanning to Board of Ethics Ward 4 seat and Marion H. Cronin to

Human Resources Board Ward 5 seat (All Wards)

Minutes of October 21, 2025

Community and Economic Development

Case PR-2025-001793 - City of Riverside - Zoning Code Text Amendment as part of

Zoning Code Clean-up - Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of

Riverside, California, amending numerous Sections of Title 19, including but not

limited to Articles II (Zoning Code Administration, Interpretation, and Enforcement),

V (Base Zones and Related Use and Development Provisions), VII (Specific Land

Use Provisions), VIII (Site Planning and General Development Provisions), and IX

(Land Use Development Permit Requirements/Procedures); and other minor,

non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to provide clarity,

correct errors, or remove redundancy - Waive further reading (Intro. on 10-21-25,

All Wards)

Case PR-2025-001800 - City of Riverside - Zoning Code text amendment as part of

Senate Bills 9 and 450 Zoning Code clean up - Adopt an Ordinance of the City

Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending various Sections of Titles 18,

19, and 20 including but not limited to Title 18 Article III (Maps and Permits), Title 19

Article VII (Specific Land Use Provisions), and Title 20; and other minor,

non-substantive changes and technical corrections as required to achieve

consistency with California Government Code - Waive further reading (Intro. on

10-21-25, All Wards)

Fire

Accept Department of Homeland Security

Federal Emergency Management

Agency grant award of $1,517,811 for 2025 National Urban Search and Rescue

(USAR) Response System Readiness Cooperative Agreement for salaries and

benefits of one each FTE Fire Captain, Battalion Chief, Inventory Control Specialist

and Management Analyst for Fiscal Year 2025-26 - Supplemental appropriation -

Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Mayor

Mayor Lock Dawson requests approval of travel expenses of $1,912.00 from City

Council’s Travel and Meeting account for travel to South Korea for November 10-12,

2025 (All Wards)

Museum

Deaccession from the Museum of Riverside’s Heritage House permanent collection,

where applicable, of four (4) objects: a table (O271), two chairs (A500-83; unknown

accession number), and a lamp (RMA 8) (All Wards)

Deaccession from the Museum of Riverside’s permanent collection of the Lisa L.

Andersen and William M. A. Swafford collection (A1814) comprised of sixteen (16)

baskets, eight (8) woven plaques, four (4) gourds, thirteen (13) kachina figures,

fifteen (15) masks, one (1) shield, three (3) wooden plaques, and one (1) totem pole

(All Wards)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Services

Grant Agreement with LA84 Foundation for $20,000 for Fiscal Year 2025 for

Aquatic Programs - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All

Wards)

Request for Proposal 2207 - Agreement with Contemporary Services Corporation,

Northridge, for $608,623.46 with 10 percent change order authority from Festival of

Lights Account for security services for Festival of Lights event through January 31,

2027, with one additional one-year extension option (Ward 1)

Request for Proposal 2474 - Services Agreement with Southern California Lighting

Inc, doing business as The Christmas Kings, Lake Elsinore, for $360,000 plus 10

percent change order authority from Festival of Lights Account for holiday decor

services for Festival of Lights through January 31, 2027, with one additional

two-year term extension option (Ward 1)

Police

Memorandum of Agreement with United States Department of Justice Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for reimbursement of overtime salary

costs of $21,740.50 associated with participation in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

Task Force with term ending September 30, 2030 for one assigned detective -

Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards)

Agreement with U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services accepting 2025/2026 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act

Implementation Projects grant award of $200,000 for period of October 1, 2025

through September 30, 2027 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes

required (All Wards)

Public Works

First Amendment to Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee Program Agreement with

Western Riverside Council of Governments for $4,475,000, for increased total

amount to $4,635,000, for Van Buren Boulevard Widening Project from Jurupa

Avenue to the Santa Ana River Bridge for planning, engineering, and construction

phases (Wards 3 and 7)

Successor Agency to Redevelopment Agency

A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, as Successor

Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Riverside Approving a

Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement with R. C. Hobbs Company, Inc. for

the Sale of 0.945 Acres of Successor Agency-Owned Vacant Land, Identified as

Assessor Parcel Numbers 146-231-016, -017, -027, -031, -032, -033, -034, and

-036, located on the Southeast Corner of Hole and Bushnell Avenues, Riverside,

California, for the Development of a 33-unit, with 15 percent Affordable Multi-Family

Residential Project for Sale Amount of $560,000 - Waive further reading

Recommend Countywide Oversight Board adopt a Board resolution authorizing the

execution of Agreement with R. C. Hobbs for sale of property in accordance with

California Department of Finance approved Long-Range Property Management Plan

(State Approved LRPMP), to be presented to Countywide Oversight Board for final

consideration and approval (Ward 7)

CLOSED SESSIONS - ItemS # 23-27

Time listed is approximate.

The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed

Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting.

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive from

legal counsel concerning Marvin Braun v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No(s):

230045; ADJ18242600

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice

from legal counsel concerning anticipated litigation - one case

Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice

from legal counsel concerning the City Council deciding whether to initiate litigation

- one case

Pursuant to Government Code §54957(a), for consultation with Larry Gonzalez,

Riverside Chief of Police, or his respective deputy, and George Khalil, Chief

Innovation Officer regarding threat to public services or facilities

Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 to review the City Council's position and

instruct designated representatives regarding salaries, salary schedules, or

compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of all Executive Management

employees except the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk, all Management

and Confidential employees as defined by PERS, Fire Management Unit, Riverside

City Firefighters Association, Riverside Police Officers Association (Police and

Police Supervisory Units), Service Employees International Union #721,

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #47, and Riverside Police

Administrators Association

3 P.M.

PUBLIC HEARING - Item # 28

Audience participation is encouraged.

Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Press

*9 to be placed in the queue to speak when the discussion item is called.

Mobility and Infrastructure Committee recommends Request for Proposal 2452

Agreement with ACE PARKING III, LLC., for $334,597 with 10 percent change

order authority from Public Works, Public Parking Fund, Public Parking

Professional Services Account for six-month pilot program for Park Riverside

Downtown Valet program through June 30, 2026, with two one-year extension

options, not-to-exceed two years and six months - Introduce an Ordinance of the

City of Riverside, California, Amending Chapter 3.30 of the Riverside Municipal

Code, to Add One Subsection to the Schedule of Regulation, Products, and

Services, Subsection XI - Public Parking - Public Works, to Add One Additional

Category Titled Valet Parking - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of

Riverside, California, Amending the City’s Master Fees and Charges Schedule as

Set Forth in Resolution No. 21960, as Amended, Establishing the Valet Parking Fee,

and Authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to Amend the Master Fees and Charges

Schedule - Waive further reading - Direct staff to return to City Council with status

update on program by sixth month of operation for future consideration (Public

Works) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation)

COMMUNICATIONS

City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions

Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of

the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports

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The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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